"Inlay" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... from the orb of day, He borrows, his roof with its light to inlay; All the lines of each season to him he calls, And with them he tinges ...
— Evenings at Donaldson Manor - Or, The Christmas Guest • Maria J. McIntosh
... this, he determines to set sail with such crew as he has secured. But little more remains to be done; some stores to be shipped, provisions for the voyage, the best and freshest San Francisco can afford. For he who authorises their inlay cares not for the cost— only that things may be made comfortable. Don Gregorio gives carte-blanche for providing the vessel; and it is done ...
— The Flag of Distress - A Story of the South Sea • Mayne Reid
... thick steel, heavily inlaid with silver, were a foot and a half long. The handles, which were in proportion to the barrels and so long that four hands could grasp them, were so completely covered with an inlay of pearl that no wood was visible. Taking one of them, the emir rammed home a great load of powder, upon which he placed a handful of balls as large as marbles. Having served the second likewise, he handed ...
— The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton • Wardon Allan Curtis
... with considerable brass and silver inlay. Good condition. Maker's name illegible, but "Philadelphia", on lock can be easily made out. ...
— A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks" • Henry W. Shoemaker
... of what Welles called "Vincent's sidewipes," which he could inlay so deftly that they seemed an integral part of the conversation. He wondered what Mrs. Crittenden would say, if Vincent ever got through his gabble and gave her a chance. She was turning to him now, smiling, and beginning to ...
— The Brimming Cup • Dorothy Canfield Fisher
... tireless care and judicious trimming. The object of the gardener has been to develop to the utmost possible degree their natural tendency to rugged line and massings of foliage—that spiny sombre-green foliage which Japanese art is never weary of imitating in metal inlay or golden lacquer. The pine is a symbolic tree in this land of symbolism. Ever green, it is at once the emblem of unflinching purpose and of vigorous old age; and its needle- shaped leaves are credited with the power ...
— Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan • Lafcadio Hearn
... them. But, gracious sir, Here are your sons again; and I must lose Two of the sweet'st companions in the world. The benediction of these covering heavens Fall on their heads like dew! for they are worthy To inlay heaven with stars. ...
— Cymbeline • William Shakespeare [Tudor edition] |
